Eckhard Siegel

Eckhard Siegel (10 March 1901-30 April 1945) was a German Waffen-SS soldier who was best known as "the Last Defender of the Reichstag"; he was the last German soldier to die defending the building from the Soviets during the Battle of Berlin.

Biography
Eckhard Siegel was born in Berlin, Prussia, German Empire on 10 March 1901, and he served in the Freikorps immediately after World War I, fighting against communist and Reichswehr forces on the streets of Berlin. Siegel joined the Nazi Party in 1927, and he went on to become an SS member. During World War II, Siegel served in the Waffen-SS, and he defended Berlin from the Soviet Red Army during the 1945 Battle of Berlin. Siegel became the last surviving defender of the Reichstag during the fighting for the parliament building, retreating onto the roof to guard the Nazi flag. He managed to shoot Soviet soldier Dimitri Petrenko with his Luger pistol, wounding him, but Viktor Reznov proceeded to butcher him with a knife and throw him off of the rooftop.